10-K annual report · filed Feb 27, 2026

NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

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NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC) filed its fiscal 2025 10-K annual report with the SEC on Feb 27, 2026. It reported revenue of $471M (+7.4% year over year) and net income of $151M.

  • Top risk flagged: Regulatory risk from banking and securities laws, ongoing compliance costs with U.S. banking, deposit, insurance, and securities regulations

FY2025 key financial metrics · XBRL

Revenue
$471M
+7.4% YoY
Net income
$151M
+21.5% YoY
EPS (diluted)
$9.78
+21.5% YoY
ROE
12.0%
+1.4 pp YoY
Operating cash flow
$154M
+14.8% YoY

Source: XBRL data from the NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC) FY2025 10-K on SEC EDGAR. USD.

NICOLET BANKSHARES INC FY2025 10-K analysis

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Business Overview

  • Core business: Community banking with lending and deposit services
  • Emphasis on expanded share repurchase program, $76.6M repurchased in 2025 vs $10.1M prior year
  • Strategic capital management focusing on stock repurchases, organic growth, acquisitions, and dividends
  • Total risk-based capital increased to $1.11B with total capital ratio improving to 14.8% from 14.3%
  • Board approved $60M increase to common stock repurchase authorization in January 2026

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $392M total net interest ($306M) + noninterest income ($86M), net interest income up 14% YoY (+$38M) from $268M in 2024
  • Operating margin (net interest margin) 3.76% in 2025 vs 3.47% in 2024, return on average assets 1.68% vs 1.45%, return on common equity 12.58% vs 11.27%
  • Best segment: Net interest income growth driven by loans $6.8B (+3%) and deposits $7.7B (+4%); worst segment: loan provision up modestly to $4.3M from $3.9M
  • Cash flow/capital: repurchased 646,000 shares; increased dividend by 14%; total assets grew $388M (4%) to $9.2B; stockholders’ equity up $85M to $1.3B
  • Forward outlook: focus on integrating MidWest One acquisition doubling branches; 2026 results may show merger accounting noise but core profitability expected to remain top quartile

Risk Factors

  • Regulatory risk from banking and securities laws, ongoing compliance costs with U.S. banking, deposit, insurance, and securities regulations
  • Geographic concentration risk with 77% of loans commercial-related, focused in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota markets
  • Credit risk from small to medium-sized business borrowers in core industries like manufacturing and agriculture, vulnerable to economic downturns
  • Public health disruption risk including COVID-19-like pandemics causing economic, transactional, and operational instability in hospitality and restaurant clients
  • Allowance for credit loss (ACL) adequacy risk; regulatory agencies may require increases impacting net income and capital levels

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